Fans Booted Over ‘Ban Israel’ Signs at Muizzu–Infantino Match; Fayyaz Says Event Insulted Muslim Sentiment
Police removed spectators carrying placards reading ‘Ban Israel from FIFA’ from the National Stadium in Malé on Friday during an...
Fayyaz Warns Pension Fund at Risk as Muizzu Government Monetises Debt
Opposition leader and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson Fayyaz Ismail on Monday accused the Mohamed Muizzu administration of forcing the...
Local Business Figures Among Four Arrested Over Missing Cigarette Containers
Four people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of two containers holding more than 13.6 million cigarettes that...
MDP Condemns LRAD Use, ‘Indiscriminate’ Arrests in Protest Crackdown
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Saturday condemned what it called the “violent dispersal” of peaceful protesters in...
Assistant Commissioner Asim Abdulla Removed as Malé Commander Ahead of MDP Protest
Assistant Commissioner of Police Asim Abdulla has been removed from his post as commander of Malé and stripped of responsibilities...
Muizzu Repeats Pledge to Pay Contractors After Missing Two Earlier Deadlines
President Mohamed Muizzu has once again pledged to pay all pending bills owed to private businesses within the next five...
Nasheed Warns of Default Risks as Maldives Struggles With $500M Sukuk
The Maldives is facing mounting investor scepticism over plans to refinance a $500 million Sukuk bond maturing in April 2026,...
CPJ, MJA Urge Muizzu to Reject Media Bill
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) have urged President Mohamed Muizzu to reject a...
Fayyaz Demands Release of Arrested Journalists as Protests Over Media Bill Continue
Opposition leader and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson Fayyaz Ismail on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of two journalists detained...
Fayyaz Slams Muizzu Over Media Bill on Democracy Day
Opposition leader and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson Fayyaz Ismail on Monday criticised President Mohamed Muizzu’s government for pushing ahead...
